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Nicole Langley
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June 9, 2009 – Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis area employers expect to hire at a moderate pace during the third quarter of 2009, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.
From July to September, 15% of the companies interviewed plan to hire more employees, while 12% expect to reduce their payrolls. Another 68% expect to maintain their current staff levels and 5% are not certain of their hiring plans.
“The hiring activity is expected to be stronger than the previous quarter when 12% of companies surveyed planned to increase staff levels and 16% expected to cut payrolls,” said Manpower spokesperson Nicole Langley.
For the coming quarter, job prospects appear best in Construction, Nondurable Goods Manufacturing, Wholesale & Retail Trade, Financial Activities, Professional & Business Services and Leisure & Hospitality. Employers in Durable Goods Manufacturing, Transportation & Utilities, Information, Education & Health Services, Other Services and Government plan to reduce staffing levels.
Of the more than 28,000 employers surveyed in the U.S., 15% expect to increase their staff levels during the July – September period, while 13% expect to reduce their payrolls, resulting in a Net Employment Outlook of 2%. Sixty-seven percent expect no change in hiring, and 5% are undecided about their Quarter 3 2009 hiring plans.
The next Manpower Employment Outlook Survey will be released on September 8, 2009 to report hiring expectations for Quarter 4 2009.
Note to Journalists
The complete results of the national Manpower Employment Outlook Survey can be found in the Press Room of our Web site at http://www.us.manpower.com/meos. There you will also find the survey results from the 201 Metropolitan Statistical Areas that are surveyed.
About the Survey
Employment services company Manpower Inc. releases the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey quarterly to measure employers’ intentions to increase or decrease the number of employees in their workforce during the next quarter. It is the only forward-looking survey of its kind, unparalleled in size, scope, longevity and area of focus. The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey’s United States results are based on interviews with more than 28,000 employers located within the top 200 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) in the U.S. and one MSA in Puerto Rico. The mix of U.S. industries within the survey follows the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Supersectors and is structured to be representative of the U.S. economy. For details and complete survey results, visit us.manpower.com/meos
